Calgary Flames
October 21st, 2008 | 5:43 PM EDT
By
Kyle Brazeau
An article posted on TSN this morning is beginning to stir up a lot of discussion about the NHL in Toronto. The article suggests that National Hockey League officials think the Toronto hockey market is big and strong enough to have a second team. An anonymous governor of the NHL said “Why shouldn’t we put another team in the biggest and best market in the world?” Other executives around the NHL seemed to have no idea about this. Jim Rutherford of the Carolina Hurricanes said he had not heard anything like this at the meetings he had been at.
October 11th, 2008 | 2:08 AM EDT
By
Jeremy Waschek
Last season the Minnesota Wild won their first ever Northwest Division title but were ousted in the first round of the playoffs by the Colorado Avalanche. The big question for the Minnesota Wild this season is the whether or not they picked up enough goal scorers to make up for the players they lost in free agency. Here’s a quick rundown off who came and went, along with their scoring numbers from last year.
July 23rd, 2008 | 6:22 PM EDT
By
Frank Mazzola
Jason Wiemer played 14 seasons in the NHL and was well known for being a gritty center who worked hard and wasn’t shy about sticking up for teammates when the occasion called for it. He sat down recently with RumorMeThis.com’s Frank Mazzola to discuss the current state of the NHL and to share some perspective about his career.
June 24th, 2008 | 4:03 PM EDT
By
Bryen Owen
On this past Friday–draft day–the Montreal Canadiens traded their first round draft pick–25th overall–along with their second round draft pick next season to the Calgary Flames for forward Alex Tanguay. Here are some statistics and an opinion on how Tanguay will affect the Habs.
June 20th, 2008 | 9:13 PM EDT
By
Bryen Owen
RDS is reporting that the Montreal Canadiens have traded their pick for Alex Tanguay.
June 18th, 2008 | 5:22 PM EDT
By
Bryen Owen
The 2008 entry draft is two days away. At this point too many things are happening to believe no trades will take place. Here are some final rumours.
May 15th, 2008 | 12:39 AM EDT
By
Bryen Owen
Sports Business Daily is reporting that the NHL salary cap will increase from 50.3 million to 56.3 million next season. The cap floor will also increase, it will be at 40 million, or a little above.
April 24th, 2008 | 1:50 AM EDT
By
Bryen Owen
The second round of the play-offs will be as good, if not better than the first round. With all the interesting match-ups for the next round, it’s hard to say which one will be the best to watch.
April 11th, 2008 | 6:18 PM EDT
By
Alin Mateescu
VERSUS, the exclusive cable television home of the NHL, will televise wall-to-wall Stanley Cup Playoffs action starting April 9 with the Conference Quarterfinals as the Ottawa Senators begin their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7 p.m. ET followed by Game 1 of the series between the Calgary Flames and the San Jose Sharks at 10 p.m. ET. VERSUS will kick-off the night with “Hockey Central” at 6:30 p.m. ET. The network will air all of the rounds leading up to and including the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. Each night during the playoffs, VERSUS will televise one or two playoff games as well as the studio wrap-up show, “Hockey Central.”
March 24th, 2008 | 8:43 PM EDT
By
Alin Mateescu
Are the Flyers risking losing Jeff Carter to an offer sheet by not re-signing him? What would it take for the Lightning to become a better team? Do the Thrashers need a top-pair defenseman? Will Mats Sundin return to the Maple Leafs? Is Kristian Huselius worth the money?
March 22nd, 2008 | 1:00 PM EDT
By
Alin Mateescu
Does Wade Dubielewicz want to re-sign with the Islanders? Is Alexei Zhitnik done with the Thrashers? Will Chris Chelios continue his NHL career past this season? Do the Red Wings want to re-sign Brad Stuart? What will the Flames do if they lose key forwards via free agency?
March 21st, 2008 | 12:11 PM EDT
By
Alin Mateescu
Are the Oilers intent on bolstering their forward group during the off-season? Will Kristian Huselius get a raise this summer? Does Cory Stillman want to remain a Senator? Is Brooks Laich in line for a raise with the Capitals?
March 16th, 2008 | 3:15 PM EDT
By
Alin Mateescu
According to Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch, the Columbus Blue Jackets will try to land two centers in the off-season.
March 8th, 2008 | 12:20 PM EST
By
Kent Wilson
Discussing the Flames budgetary concerns heading into next year.
March 6th, 2008 | 8:22 PM EST
By
Alin Mateescu
Calgary Flames pending UFA defenseman Rhett Warrener tells George Johnson of the Calgary Herald that he’s hoping to re-sign with the club.